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Draft:Kinnon MacKinnon

  • Comment: The author does not have **significant** coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources. I will say that this decision was very borderline - if slightly more substantial media coverage of MacKinnon can be demonstrated then I'd probably accept it Noah 💬 00:34, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: He won't qualify as a notable academics, but might under general notability. Ldm1954 (talk) 14:49, 25 August 2024 (UTC)


Kinnon Ross MacKinnon

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Kinnon Ross MacKinnon is a Canadian social scientist who researches gender-affirming healthcare and the needs of LGBTQ+ people[1]. He was also the first trans man powerlifter to win a gold medal at the Gay Games 09 in Cleveland, Ohio[2]. MacKinnon is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at York University[3] with an additional affiliation with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto[1].

Education

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MacKinnon earned a bachelor of arts from Saint Mary’s University in 2007, a bachelor of social work from York University in 2010, and a master’s degree in social work from Toronto Metropolitan University in 2011[3]. He obtained a PhD in Public Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto[4].

Early Life and Sport Advocacy

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Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 1985, MacKinnon was a junior national athlete from an early age, competing in skiing and snowboarding[5].

In 2014, four years after beginning his transition, he became the first transgender person to win a gold medal in powerlifting at the Gay Games[6][2]. He competed in the male 75 kilogram weight category[5]. In 2015 MacKinnon was named a “Sport Hero” by the Inspire Awards, alongside other LGBTQ+ athletes, Fallon Fox and Mark Tewksbury[7]. His lifelong participation in sports and experiences as a transgender athlete influenced his early interests as a researcher and commitment to LGBTQ+ health promotion and social inclusion[5].

Career and Research Contributions

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MacKinnon’s career as a researcher has focused on understanding gender-affirming healthcare, and the emerging topic of gender detransition[8][9]. In 2024, he presented this research at several academic conferences, such as the Pediatric Endocrine Society meeting and at the bi-annual conference of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health in Lisbon, Portugal[8].

MacKinnon is a frequent media commentator and his research has been covered by major media sources such as Reuters[10], The New York Times[11], Der Spiegel[12], CBC[13], Slate[14], PinkNews[15], The Atlantic[16] and The Walrus[17]. MacKinnon was interviewed about his research on detransition for a piece by CBC's The National on youth gender health care[18]. He is an active science communicator and has written about using TikTok to share research with the public[19].

Selected Publications

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  • 2021. Examining TikTok’s potential for community-engaged, digital knowledge mobilization with equity-seeking groups With Kia, H., & Lacombe-Duncan, A. Journal of Medical Internet Research.[20]
  • 2021. Preventing “regret”: An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada. With Ashley, F., Kia, H., Lam, J., Krakowsky, Y. & Ross, L.E. Social Science & Medicine, 291, 1-9[21]
  • 2023. (De)Transphobia: Examining the socio-politically driven gender minority stressors experienced by people who detransitioned. Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies. With W. Ariel gould, Florence Ashley, Gabriel Enxuga, Hannah Kia and Lori Ross. Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies 1 (3-4): 235-259[22]
  • 2023. Transition-related care experiences and perspectives of individuals who Discontinued their transition or detransitioned in canada. With Gould, W.A., Enxuga, G.E., Ashley, F., Kia, H., Lam, J.H.S., Abramovich, A. & Ross L.E. PLOS One.[23]
  • 2024. Discontinuation of gender-affirming medical treatments: Prevalence and associated features in a non-probabilistic sample of transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults in Canada and the United States. With Jeyabalan, T., Strang, J.F., Delgrado-Ron, J.A., Lam, J.H.S., Gould, W.A., Cooper, A., and Salway, T. Journal of Adolescent Health.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MacKinnon, Kinnon". Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "Timeline of transgender history", Wikipedia, 2024-11-10, retrieved 2024-11-13
  3. ^ a b "Kinnon MacKinnon". profiles.laps.yorku.ca. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ "MacKinnon, Kinnon Ross". Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  5. ^ a b c Armstrong, Laura (2014-07-21). "Transgender man to represent Toronto at Gay Games". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ Kellaway, Mitch. "PHOTOS: Meet the First Trans Man to Win a Gay Games Gold in Powerlifting". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  7. ^ "2015 Nominees and Recipients – INSPIRE Awards". inspireawards.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  8. ^ a b Ghorayshi, Azeen (26 October 2024). "A Trans Researcher's Pursuit of Better Data on Detransition". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ Ghorayshi, Azeen (26 September 2022). "More Trans Teens Are Choosing 'Top Surgery'". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  10. ^ Respaut, Robin; Terhune, Chad; Conlin, Michelle (22 December 2022). "Why detransitioners are crucial to the science of gender care". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ Ghorayshi, Azeen (23 August 2023). "How a Small Gender Clinic Landed in a Political Storm". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ^ Hackenbroch, Veronika (2023-10-27). "(S+) Transgender Medizin: Wie riskant sind Pubertätsblocker wirklich?". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  13. ^ Dryden, Joel; Lee, Jennifer (11 March 2024). "How Alberta's proposed trans youth rules fit into a polarized international landscape". CBC. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ Urquhart, Evan (2023-12-01). "What It Actually Means to Listen to Detransitioners". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  15. ^ Hansford, Amelia (2023-12-04). "Most detransitioners don't stop HRT out of regret, study suggests". PinkNews. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  16. ^ Valdes, Daniela; MacKinnon, Kinnon (2023-01-18). "Take Detransitioners Seriously". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  17. ^ Kai Cheng, Thom (2023-03-20). "Kids Deserve a New Gender Paradigm | The Walrus". Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  18. ^ Mauro, Ellen (August 2024). "How to care for transgender youth: the growing divide". CBC The National. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon Ross; Kia, Hannah; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley (2021-12-09). "Examining TikTok's Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23 (12): e30315. doi:10.2196/30315. ISSN 1438-8871. PMC 8704107. PMID 34889739.
  20. ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon Ross; Kia, Hannah; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley (9 December 2021). "Examining TikTok's Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23 (12): e30315. doi:10.2196/30315. PMC 8704107. PMID 34889739.
  21. ^ MacKinnon, K.R.; Ashley, F.; Kia, H.; Lam, J.S.H.; Krakowsky, Y.; Ross, L.E. (December 2021). "Preventing transition "regret": An institutional ethnography of gender-affirming medical care assessment practices in Canada". Social Science & Medicine. 291: 114477. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114477. PMID 34666278.
  22. ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon; Gould, W Ariel; Ashley, Florence; Enxuga, Gabriel; Kia, Hannah; Ross, Lori E. (2022). "(De)Transphobia: Examining the Socio-Politically Driven Gender Minority Stressors Experienced by People Who Detransitioned". Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies. 1 (3–4): 235–259. doi:10.57814/8nd4-6a89.
  23. ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon R.; Gould, Wren Ariel; Enxuga, Gabriel; Kia, Hannah; Abramovich, Alex; Lam, June S. H.; Ross, Lori E. (29 November 2023). "Exploring the gender care experiences and perspectives of individuals who discontinued their transition or detransitioned in Canada". PLOS ONE. 18 (11): e0293868. Bibcode:2023PLoSO..1893868M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0293868. PMC 10686467. PMID 38019738.
  24. ^ MacKinnon, Kinnon R.; Jeyabalan, Thiyaana; Strang, John F.; Delgado-Ron, Jorge Andrés; Lam, June S.H.; Gould, Wren A.; Cooper, Alex; Salway, Travis (June 2024). "Discontinuation of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatments: Prevalence and Associated Features in a Nonprobabilistic Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults in Canada and the United States". Journal of Adolescent Health. 75 (4): 569–577. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.05.015. PMID 38944803.
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